national immunization awareness month

AMA Update 174: Adult vaccines, routine immunizations & more with L.J Tan, PhD, MS

22 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:22:32 0 Comments

L.J Tan, PhD, MS, chief policy and partnerships officer at Immunize.org (formerly Immunization Action Coalition, or IAC), and the co-chair of the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit, discusses the importance of adult immunizations and «community immunity» in both the future of primary care, as well as preventing future pandemics. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Visit the CDC website for more information: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/index.html
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AMA Update 172: CDC COVID guideline changes: what you need to know with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

15 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:20 0 Comments

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, walks through the updated CDC COVID-19 Guidance, including what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what it means for kids headed back to school during National Immunization Awareness Month this August.
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Plus, FDA has authorized a plan for using a partial dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine via intradermal injection to extend supply. This also allows use of Jynneos to prevent monkeypox in kids under 18. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Visit AMA’s monkeypox resource center here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/monkeypox-resource-center

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